Belt for pregnant woman

Abstract

A belt for a pregnant woman includes a ventral part that includes a central portion and two lateral portions positioned on both sides of the central portion. The central portion covers the median region of the woman's stomach while the lateral portions cover the left and right sides. A dorsal part fastens at the back. Each lateral portion incorporates a wedging cushion whose lateral portion is thicker than the central portion, so when the woman is lying on her side, corresponding to the side of her stomach covered by this lateral portion, the wedging cushion supports the woman's stomach, each lateral portion comprising at least one textile panel, to which the corresponding wedging cushion is attached and to which the central portion and the dorsal part are permanently secured. The textile panels of each lateral portion form a pouch in which the corresponding wedging cushion is removably received.

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         14 . A belt for a pregnant woman, including:
 a ventral part that includes a central portion, as well as two lateral portions positioned on both sides of the central portion, such that, when the belt is worn by a pregnant woman, the central portion covers the median region of the woman's stomach while the lateral portions cover the left and right sides, respectively, of the woman's stomach, and   a dorsal part that is suitable for being fastened at the woman's back,   wherein each lateral portion of the ventral part incorporates a wedging cushion at which this lateral portion is thicker than the central portion such that, when the woman is laying on her left or right side, corresponding to the side of her stomach covered by this lateral portion, the wedging cushion supports the woman's stomach by filling in a space between the corresponding side of the stomach and the surface on which the woman is laying, wherein each lateral portion of the ventral part comprises at least one textile panel, to which the corresponding wedging cushion is attached and to which the central portion and the dorsal part are permanently secured, and   wherein the at least one textile panel of each lateral portion of the ventral part forms a pouch in which the corresponding wedging cushion is removably received.   
     
     
         15 . The belt according to  claim 14 , wherein each lateral portion of the ventral part has, at the corresponding wedging cushion, a thickness at least locally equal to more than three centimeters. 
     
     
         16 . The belt according to  claim 14 , wherein each wedging cushion is made up of a body that is removable in one piece relative to the rest of the belt and that is complementary to the corresponding pouch to be received therein in an adjusted manner. 
     
     
         17 . The belt according to  claim 16 , wherein each wedging cushion is made in the form of a shape memory foam block. 
     
     
         18 . The belt according to  claim 16 , wherein each wedging cushion comprises a cover filled with padding. 
     
     
         19 . The belt according to  claim 16 , wherein each wedging cushion comprises a sealed bag filled with air, liquid and/or gel. 
     
     
         20 . The belt according to  claim 14 , wherein each wedging cushion has a thickness that increases gradually, then decreases gradually when one travels over this wedging cushion from its edge, turned toward the central portion, to its edge turned opposite the central portion. 
     
     
         21 . The belt according to  claim 20 , wherein each wedging cushion has an outer face that is configured to be more curved than an inner face of the wedging cushion. 
     
     
         22 . The belt according to claim  1 , wherein the dorsal part is narrower than the central portion of the ventral part, and wherein each lateral portion of the ventral part accommodates the difference in width between the central portion and the dorsal part, each wedging cushion having its edge, turned toward the central portion, wider than its edge turned opposite the central portion. 
     
     
         23 . The belt according to  claim 14 , wherein the central portion of the ventral part comprises:
 a main panel, which is extendable so as to adapt to the evolution of the stomach of the woman during the pregnancy, and   two bands, which border the main panel, while respectively being situated above and below this main panel, and which each connect the lateral portions to one another elastically, and wherein the elasticity modulus of the bands is greater than that of the main panel, such that the central portion is kept in place on the stomach of the woman more by the bands than by the main panel.   
     
     
         24 . The belt according to  claim 14 , wherein the dorsal part comprises two straps, which respectively extend from one and the other of the lateral portions of the ventral part and which are provided with respective parts of a fastening system. 
     
     
         25 . The belt according to  claim 14 , wherein the central portion of the ventral part and the dorsal part are sewn to the at least one textile panel of each lateral portion. 
     
     
         26 . The belt according to  claim 23 , wherein the dorsal part comprises two straps, which respectively extend from one and the other of the lateral portions of the ventral part and which are provided with respective parts of a fastening system, wherein the central portion of the ventral part and the dorsal part are sewn to the at least one textile panel of each lateral portion, and wherein the main panel and the bands of the central portion of the ventral part, as well as the two straps of the dorsal part, are sewn to the at least one respective textile panel of the lateral portions.